Isipingo's Operation Gijima is cleaning up crime

THE Isipingo ratepayers and businesses called for regular cleanup campaigns in the business district and residential area to rid it of crime and grime.

- ZAINUL DAWOOD

The eThekwini Municipality held what it dubbed Operation Gijima, covering areas including Orient Hills, Isipingo Beach, and Isipingo Hills in Ward 90. The operation aims to address service delivery challenges in the ward, as stated by the municipality this week.

Several businesses were visited as part of the operation to assess health and safety compliance, as well as to ensure owners were trading with a business licence.

According to the municipality, officials confiscated expired food items being sold and issued fines for noncompliance. The operation also addressed service delivery challenges and saw blocked stormwater drains cleared, illegal dumps removed, water leaks repaired, and illegal electricity connections removed.